THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE SMALL HOUSE
A SIMPLE AND USEFUL SOURCE OF INFORMATION
ON THE METHODS OF BUILDING SMALL AMERICAN HOMES,
FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO BUILD
BY
H. VANDERVOORT WALSH
INSTRUCTOR OF CONSTRUCTION IN
THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
THE AUTHOR
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1923
Copyright, 1923, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
Published February, 1923
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I.Present-Day Economic Troubles 1
II.General Types and Costs7
III.Essential Standards of Quality in Building Materials20
IV.Types of Wooden-Frame Construction38
V.Construction of the Masonry and Wood Dwelling49
VI.Safeguards Against Fire in Dwellings69
VII.Poor Methods of Construction Employed by 
 Unscrupulous Builders81
VIII.Essential Features of Good Plumbing94
IX.Methods of Heating109
X.Lighting and Electric Work121
XI.Construction of the Trim130
XII.Lessons Taught by Depreciation 
XIII.Selecting Materials from Advertisements150
XIV.Roofing Materials<                        
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